Research & Teaching

The programs in the Faculty of Education prepare our graduates to excel as critical, thoughtful and ethical professionals and citizens who work in and contribute to increasingly complex and diverse contexts locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Through exceptional teaching, learning, and research experiences, we competitively position our students, staff, and faculty for current and future success.

Research Excellence

Building hopeful futures

Education researchers at Hope Studies Central explore the everyday power of hope
Innovator Spotlight: Cheryl Poth

Cheryl Poth is a professor and award-winning textbook author whose work focuses on enhancing research quality, methodological training, and collaborative research teams in education and health sciences.
Innovator Spotlight: Lia Daniels

Educational psychologist Lia Daniels says by applying principles of motivation and emotion, tests, essays, labs and other classroom assessments could be redesigned to enhance student well-being.
New northern research based on a decade of collaboration with community

Library and information studies professor Ali Shiri’s SSHRC-funded project builds on the Inuvialuit Digital Library launched in 2014
Education graduates need to be better equipped to teach children how to read

National survey of graduates reveals teachers enter classrooms with a poor understanding of basic literacy concepts.

Teaching Excellence

Uplifting Indigenous Educators Through ATEP: Building Connections, Culture, and Confidence in the Classroom

$1-million grant from the Rideau Hall Foundation helps ATEP support Indigenous preservice and early career teacher success
Wellness-inspired challenge yields unique compilation of student art

ELS instructor Dan Ripley challenged students to set aside their phones and explore drawing to promote mental wellbeing
Congratulations to Dr. Kwesi Yaro, recipient of the 2024 Faculty of Education Undergraduate Teaching Award!

The Faculty of Education Teaching Award Committee is thrilled to announce that Dr. Kwesi Yaro has been awarded the 2024 Faculty of Education Undergraduate Teaching Award.
Honour roll — Awards and Recognition Fall 2024

Congratulations to our faculty members and students who have recently been acknowledged for their achievements and impactful work, both within and beyond the academic community.
Honour Roll: Awards & Recognition Spring 2024

Congratulations to our faculty members and students who have recently been acknowledged for their achievements and impactful work, both within and beyond the academic community.